Starting Saturday morning, my three girls took 12 hour shifts throwing up. There was a 2 hour window Saturday afternoon when Mollie stopped and before Adeline started, when we decided to still try to have the party and Huck’s mom confirmed with the cupcake shop, that “yes, we still wanted the 30 ‘zoo animal’ cupcakes” […]
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I often feel like, “I’m not sure what to write about today . . .” but I’ve been trying to find a few minutes to post this picture all week! Adeline Rose will be one, two weeks from today! This is a picture of her practicing her walking during aftercare. She took her first steps […]
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The upside to people being nasty in public, is that enough other people take notice and take a stand against it. In school anti-bullying training, we call that being a “come-along-sider.” So, thank you everyone! To the nasties, I have only two things to say: 1. I bathe each of my children . . . at […]
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Trust me, this was the best picture. They ranged from the kids’ tongues all the way out, to them both bent in half, mimicking swim strokes. I don’t know why my children in particular, are so maniacal when being photoed, but I had to settle for this one – cute of Emilia and an appearance […]
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I finally get it. I’ve always found the whole idea of soccer moms kind of fascinating. Like, really, that had to be a part of your identity? Watching your kids do their stuff? But it’s not just the watching, it’s the managing. As someone recently pointed out here, I am a stay-at-home-mom, and therefore have […]
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I can tell this is going to be the new daily mission for our family: finding some special time with each child, as often as possible. So far, we’ve done pretty well as Damon hasn’t gone back to work, and two parents for four kids is better odds than I’m used to having all day […]
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Recently I have started writing for Parent Pages, the extremely resourceful parenting publication put out by Spotlight. I couldn’t be more excited! This is their website, for those of you who are more likely to read it online that to pick it up from the many, many locations they are distributed for free (libraries, YMCA, […]
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Chances are, she’ll lose it. She’ll go to the store anyway, and do her best to remember. She’ll buy one box of markers, one box of crayons and two folders. She’ll take them to you, the teacher, also her mother, and show them to you. You will inform her that she has bought two wrong […]
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Can you tell I am a Gourmet Cooking TV fan? What is it with all those chefs thinking they actually named a dish by calling it “Duck Two Ways,” ”Acorn Squash 4 Ways,” “Sea Urchin 3 Ways and You Won’t Like Any of Them?” Really. So, for all of you moms whose kids are still too young to […]
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So, I did it. It is after all about me right? We can talk a 4 year old into anything. We can convince him that he will go to Pre-K, have the time of his life and be happier, smarter and stronger for it. The real question is: Can we convince his mama? The short […]
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